THE LICENSING ELECTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 76, 28 March 1903, Page 2

THE LICENSING ELECTION.

NEW PLYMOUTH. J Almost inseparably to the hurry of getting the figures from go large a a area iu time for publication, a few iniccuries occuned in tlm fi ures published by us in our Friday's insue r-garding the Hcnusing election. In the Rahotu figures Mr Booking's ad Mr Brash's totals git transposed, and I the 62 credited to the lattt-r should h <v.i I been given to Mr Brooking. This 'lowered Mr Brash's total from 1193 'o : 1167, and i'cretsid Mr Broking's 1 total from 1106 to 1132. This did n-.it affect the result, but h put Mr Bnsh | at the bottom <>f the list of 'hose elected, I instead of third as pitted in last issue. !In referring to he ti.>wd vo'e -ho, Mv ,Aw bury sho;il! have apimiel as one 'of the five wit'u BJ6 inst<:td i f j Mr D. Berry with 794. An in'ere-tio"

comparison is luade by a cm; respondent in this issue, which, by including Westown, gives pr*ctic.\l!y th« earn rosult, exc ip ing that it phots the R v. Bear.oit and Mr Ambury in a more favourable position. We did not include West'nvn with New Plymouth, bq"ause from the town bouadary to Fitzroy is only half a m Is, whilst Westown is two miles from ;ha bouadury of the town.

WHANGARKI. There was little interest fakm in the licensing election, The Mod>ra>e candidates were elected, HURUNUI. The following is the result of the Hutunui po'l: -G. W. Forbes (Prohibitionist) 454, C. B Mason (Moderate) 450, T. McNaught (Moderate) 440, J. Brown (Vtoderate) 407, Q. W. Orampton (Prohibttiouut) 387, M. Da'ziil (Prohibitionist) 387. Tin tie for fifth place will be settle J by the Reluming Officer's casting vote. AWARUA. For Awarua the Moderates are leading by a narrow majority, but the returns to come may alter the position. BAY OF PLENTY. In the licensing election for the Buy of Plenty district, the Moderate Party has a strong lead, and the returns t > come cinnot affect the result. PATEA. With one return (Tutatawa) to come iu thq totals are : Svmes 926, Brewar 916, Taylor 906, Monbhouse 890, R>p ley 842, The result is an admitted viorory for the Moderate*. HAWERA. The Moderates secured a victory by a fair margin. Rowe 997, Wilson 985, Dividson9Bs, Pitcher 971, Stewart 987. WAITEMATA. Auckland, March 27. , With one return to com?, not likely to alter the result, the Committee consists of three in fivour of 11 o'clock licenses and two cf 10 o'clock.